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Compiled from staff reports and electronic dispatches

Lady Pirates Young, Mills collect accolades

East Carolina freshman guard Jasmine Young and junior center Cherie Mills have landed spots on the All-Conference USA second team women's basketball squad.

Young was tabbed for individual recognition as co-freshman of the year along with guard/forward Kendra Reed of Southern Mississippi.

Tulsa head coach Charlene Thomas-Swinson was named coach of the year and Golden Hurricane junior forward Jillian Robbins captured player of the year honors as the league's basketball awards were announced Wednesday in Dallas, site of the 2006 C-USA Basketball Championship.

The tournament begins today with a 1 p.m. matchup between eighth-seeded ECU and No. 9 UAB and runs through Sunday at SMU’s Moody Coliseum.

Cover boy Redick and Duke tripped by hex

It didn't take long for the Sports Illustrated cover jinx to bring down Duke's J.J. Redick and the top-ranked Blue Devils.

Redick and Gonzaga's Adam Morrison are on the front of the SI edition that hit newstands on Wednesday. Duke was stunned 79-74 by Florida State in Tallahassee on Wednesday night.

SI's Grant Wahl takes a look at Redick and Morrison's unique friendship, according to Duke's athletic web site, and gives the results of an SI survey of 67 players, one from each of the six traditional power conferences to vote for player of the year among other things.

The article states: "The reason cited most often by those who voted for Redick was that he has played against tougher competition within the ACC. In fact, Duke ranks third in the nation in strength of schedule; Gonzaga, a member of the mid-major West Coast Conference, is 90th."

About their friendship it states: "Because Redick and Morrison communicate so often in their digital-driven friendship — by cellphone, text-messaging and their Halo 2 headsets — it’s easy to forget they’ve met in person only once, at the 2004 Michael Jordan summer camp."

Off the court they’re not much alike... but "The common denominator is that we both love basketball," Redick said.

Duke returns to action on Saturday night at home against rival North Carolina, a contest that an EA Sports simulation has the Blue Devils winning by 10 points.

Marlins need 9th-inning rally to edge Miami

The 24th-ranked Miami baseball team's bid for a second consecutive upset win against the Florida Marlins fell just short in a 9-8 exhibition loss at Roger Dean Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

Matt Cepicky's two-run, two-out double off Jason Santana capped a three-run ninth for the Marlins, who were playing their first exhibition contest of spring training.

Jesus Delgado picked up the win for the Marlins, who lost to the Hurricanes last year, 9-7. The Hurricanes fell to 1-6-1 all-time against the Marlins and 2-24-1 overall against major league baseball teams.

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